Seville town hall supports the longest maritime pilgrimage ever organized

Always committed to supporting all projects in favor of cultural exchange, mutual enrichment and the revitalization of the city; the town hall of Seville also undertakes to participate and collaborate on the Traslatio 21 Route.

The Sevillian city, of secular Jacobean tradition as a fundamental milestone of the Santiago's Road through the Vía de la Plata; It also has a deep sea fishing tradition.

And so the only commercial port in Spain will host the longest maritime pilgrimage ever organized, being the first time a convoy of tall sailing ships goes up the river to reach Seville.

More and more municipalities and institutions are joining our project. An initiative totally different from the previous and that will mark a before and after in the pilgrim tradition.

Seville town hall 

The Foundation continues adding support: The town hall of València

Sandra Gómez López, First Deputy Mayor of the Valencian Mediterranean city, showed through a letter of support her willingness to collaborate with the Foundation in our project of the Traslatio 21 Route.

The municipality of Valencia is open and committed to all kinds of initiatives that encourage cultural exchange and mutual enrichment; so he will participate in a cultural event such as the Route, which will be the meeting point for students and lovers of the sea.

In the Traslatio Foundation we continue working so that, like the Valencian, important Spanish ports are part of what will be the great event of 2021. A Route that will not leave anyone indifferent to those who immerse themselves in the adventure of participating in the maritime pilgrimage longest ever organized.

Puerto de València, where the sailboats of Traslatio 21 will dock.

The Vatican formally supports the Traslatio Foundation project

In order to know the answer of the Vatican on the project “Route Traslatio 2021”, this morning took place the meeting between Bishop D. Luis Quinteiro, Celso González and Mario Cardama -director and president of the Foundation-.

The fact that the project counted on the support of the Church was fundamental, since the Route is aimed at recreating the Traslatio of the remains of Saint James the Apostle to Compostela hundreds of years ago.

Traslatio Foundation also works to make it a cultural event. The Tall Ship´s largest maritime route ever organized. Through it, young people from different countries will participate in an unforgettable experience in which in addition to training on maritime culture, they will be able to visit some of the ports of the countries visited in the Traslatio, such as Genoa, Sète, Porto or Vigo.  

The procedures with the ecclesiastical sector began some time ago, counting from the very beginning with the support of D. Luis, Bishop of Tui-Vigo and also the Spanish Episcopal Conference Promoter of the Apostleship of the Sea - dedicated to the seamen and their families-.

He put all the necessary means to get the initiative to the Holy See. To do this, he contacted one of the FAO representatives in the Vatican and, after having arranged a meeting with him and the Foundation's management, they both managed to present the project to the Dicastery for the Integral Human Development Service.

With the positive answer of the Dicastery, Bishop D. Luís delivered today to the president of the Foundation the letter by which the Vatican formally shows its support for the Route Traslatio 2021.

The Bishop D. Luís, Celso González and Mario Cardama in a meeting. 

The Foundation will meet the Chief Admiral of the Navy Staff and Sail Training Association Spain

Last November was a month of intense relational activity for the Foundation.

A meeting with the Chief Admiral of the Navy Staff, of the Ministry of Defense, has been confirmded for the 10th in Madrid, in order to discuss the support and collaboration of the Spanish Navy to Ruta Traslatio 2021.

A week later, representatives of the Foundation will attend the Annual Assembly of the Sail Training Association of Spain, where they will have the opportunity to present the route to the associates. Besides, it is expected to take advantage of the visit to formalize the indispensable collaboration that the route is receiving from STA Spain through the corresponding formal agreement.